Software engineer salary in Austin, TX
Software engineers in the Austin metro earn a median of $134,120 a year. That is 1.4% below the US median, and 0.6% above it once you account for lower prices in Austin.
Median salary
$134,120
US median: $135,980
The middle half earn
$104,000 – $168,730
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$136,770
Austin prices: 1.9% below US average
H-1B median offer
$139,152
4,754 approved applications
Pay range
The top 10% of software engineers in Austin earn more than $209,890 a year. The bottom 10% earn less than $96,110.
10th percentile $96,110, 25th $104,000, 75th $168,730, 90th $209,890.
10th percentile $82,460, 25th $105,210, 75th $171,980, 90th $214,670.
10th percentile $114,754, 25th $114,759, 75th $163,550, 90th $184,629.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median.
How far the pay goes in Austin
Prices in Austin are 1.9% below the US average, which makes the median worth $136,770 in US-average dollars. Housing is the exception. It costs 20.4% more than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Other tech jobs in Austin
Median yearly pay and the number of people in each job across the Austin metro.
| Job | People | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IT managers | 11,050 | $176,990 |
| Software engineers | 31,960 | $134,120 |
| Information security analysts | 2,390 | $134,100 |
| Network architects | 1,700 | $133,710 |
| Data scientists | 3,730 | $127,360 |
| Database administrators | 1,110 | $123,830 |
| Web and digital interface designers | 1,080 | $119,950 |
| Computer systems analysts | 6,930 | $104,590 |
| Network and systems administrators | 5,030 | $104,520 |
| QA analysts and testers | 3,340 | $103,070 |
| Computer programmers | Not published | $100,700 |
| Web developers | 800 | $84,960 |
| IT support specialists | 9,680 | $61,990 |
What H-1B employers offer in Austin
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Department of Labor approved 4,754 H-1B applications for software engineers in the Austin metro, from 1,486 employers.
Median offer
$139,152
Middle half
$114,759 – $163,550
Employers
1,486
Applications by wage level
- Level I (entry): 583
- Level II: 1,982
- Level III: 872
- Level IV (most experienced): 1,050
- Not stated: 267
These are salaries offered on approved applications, not salaries paid. Each application lists only its main work site.
Job outlook
+15.8%
The BLS expects over 267,000 more software developer jobs across the US from 2024 to 2034. Jobs overall are expected to grow 3.1%.
1,272 open tech jobs in Austin right now
From over 200 companies. 110 were posted in the past week.
Jobs nearby: Bastrop
Sources and notes
- Salaries and job counts: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published May 15, 2026), Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro. The BLS counts software engineers as "Software Developers" (job code 15-1252).
- Cost of living: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- H-1B offers: US Department of Labor, H-1B application data, October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Approved H-1B applications with job code 15-1252 and a work site in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis or Williamson county.
- Job outlook: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034, whole US.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.